McALESTER, Okla. -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin postponed at the last minute Wednesday the execution of an inmate who claims he's innocent, after prison officials said one of the three drugs they had ...

Throughout history, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging. Lethal injection is the preferred method, but it is not ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUSTON (AP) — South Carolina is preparing ...

HOUSTON (AP) — South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. Since the Supreme Court lifted ...